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LOSSARY
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B
ANDWIDTH
The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies available for network
signals. Also synonymous with wire speed, the actual speed of the data
transmission along the cable.
C
OLLISION
D
OMAIN
Single CSMA/CD LAN segment.
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect) is the communication
method employed by Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet.
E
ND
S
TATION
A workstation, server, or other device that does not forward traffic.
E
THERNET
A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC, Intel,
and Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD access, logical bus topology,
and coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integration
into the OSI model and extends the physical layer and media with repeaters and
implementations that operate on fiber, thin coax and twisted-pair cable.
F
AST
E
THERNET
A 100 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/
CD access method.
F
ULL
D
UPLEX
Transmission method that allows two network devices to transmit and receive
concurrently, effectively doubling the bandwidth of that link.
G
IGABIT
E
THERNET
A 1000 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/
CD access method.